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  • LGBTQIA+ Day Retreat

    Balancing self-care with care for our loved ones while reaching out to those in need in our community can be challenging, especially in these ever-changing and divisive times. Take a step away from your regular schedule and come together with others who are seeking this “care” balance as well. Members of the ELPC community are […]

  • Family Fun Day with Pittsburgh Black Pride

    East Liberty Presbyterian Church 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    Pride continues in neighborhoods all around Pittsburgh and at ELPC on Saturday, July 26, with Family Fun Day co-hosted by Pittsburgh Black Pride, ELPC’s Justice Committee, and ELPC’s LGBTQIA+ Ministry, as we share fellowship, food, and fun—including a 3-on-3 basketball tournament, a talent show, bowling, face painting, jewelry making, and much more. This is a […]

  • Bearing Witness: Nell & Poll Documents at Heinz History Center 

    Bearing Witness: Nell & Poll Documents at Heinz History Center 

    In June, our congregation learned about the lives of Nell, Poll, Sam, Savara, Jack, Sukey, Isaac, Frank, Het, and Maria—the family enslaved and sold by two of our founders. The Reparations Ministry Team and Facing Systemic Racism Committee invite you to the Heinz History Center Detre Library and Archives on Saturday & Monday, September 6 […]

  • Bearing Witness: Nell & Poll Documents at Heinz History Center 

    Bearing Witness: Nell & Poll Documents at Heinz History Center 

    In June, our congregation learned about the lives of Nell, Poll, Sam, Savara, Jack, Sukey, Isaac, Frank, Het, and Maria—the family enslaved and sold by two of our founders. The Reparations Ministry Team and Facing Systemic Racism Committee invite you to the Heinz History Center Detre Library and Archives on Saturday & Monday, September 6 […]

  • World Communion Sunday & International Lunch

    ELPC - McKelvy Room (114) 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    On World Communion Sunday, October 5, the ELPC Board of Deacons will be hosting “A Taste of Nations” International Lunch. Join us in the Fellowship and McKelvy Rooms after our Sanctuary worship service for a sample of global cuisine. There will be sign-up sheets at the Penn and Highland entrances for the congregation to indicate […]

  • Reflections of Healing: Domestic Violence Awareness Through Art

    October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. On Thursday, October 16, 6–8 pm, the Carnegie Museum of Art is sponsoring a lecture called, Reflections of Healing: Domestic Violence Awareness Through Art. ELPC member, Nicole Molinaro, President/CEO of the Women's Center & Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh will be presenting, Creative Trauma-informed Care in Domestic Violence Healing and […]

  • Reformation Sunday

    East Liberty Presbyterian Church 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    Join us for worship on Reformation Sunday, October 26. Following our service, our Facing Systemic Racism Committee will give a presentation. Then at 3 pm, our Cathedral Concerts series will present the Fox Chapel High School Chorus and Orchestra, led by Ben Murray, choral director, and Mairi Cooper, orchestra director. The concert will feature Illuminare for […]

  • Environmental Team January Book Study

    For its next book, the Environment Team of the Justice Committee has selected Shade: the Promise of a Forgotten Natural Resource by Sam Bloch. The discussion session will be held on Thursday, January 22, 7 pm, via Zoom. In his new book, environmental journalist Sam Bloch encourages us to look to the past for solutions […]

  • Impactful Advocacy

    Impactful Advocacy

    We learned at our October Adult Education presentation on Impactful Advocacy that individualized calls and emails to legislators are more impactful than form letters and emails. To facilitate such advocacy, the Environmental Team of the Justice Committee will offer two, identical info sessions on Zoom. The first will be held the evening of Monday, January […]

  • Impactful Advocacy

    Impactful Advocacy

    We learned at our October Adult Education presentation on Impactful Advocacy that individualized calls and emails to legislators are more impactful than form letters and emails. To facilitate such advocacy, the Environmental Team of the Justice Committee will offer two, identical info sessions on Zoom. The first will be held the evening of Monday, January […]

  • Pennsylvanians Against the Death Penalty Postcard Campaign

    The Justice Committee encourages everyone to join Pennsylvanians Against the Death Penalty in the statewide effort to pass legislation that will finally abolish the death penalty in Pennsylvania! On Sunday, February 8, immediately following Sanctuary worship, join us in the Garth Overlook Room, where each person will sign five postcards that will be delivered, along with hundreds of others, to the […]

  • Tree Equity in the Pittsburgh Region

    ELPC - McKelvy Room (114) 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    As noted in last month’s Reaching Out, the Environmental Team of the Justice Committee is currently focusing on the issue of Tree Equity—ensuring that all communities have equal access and benefits from the presence of trees. Disadvantaged Pittsburgh neighborhoods have 20% fewer trees, which has serious implications for health outcomes. Join us on Sunday, March […]

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